You are Once More With Feeling!
Which Buffy Episode Are You?
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
Torn
You are torn between the paths of dark and light.
You possess qualities of both a pure wiccan and
a dark witch, and only you can choose which one
you will truly be. Remember, magic is a power
by which you will receive back times three -
choose carefully!
Buffy Quiz: Are you dark witch Willow or pure wiccan Tara?
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Girls Day
I had a wonderful time yesterday at the Crystal Mall with Tempest & Jacknife. It was wonderful to 1) have girlfriends to shop with & 2) not have to haul Cassidy around. Due to the severe snowstorm up here in Worcester, Blixx didn't have to work after all so he stayed home with Cass & I got to go by myself.
What a weird weather day...I left at around 11am & it was snowing up a storm here. There were about 4 inches of snow on the ground & it was dark, windy & cold. As I drove to CT I had to put my sunglasses on at one point due to the glare. Yep, by the time I got to the casino exit on 395 it was an absolutely beautiful sunny day!!! I was able to leave my mittens & hat in the car and by the time we left the mall to head over to Ruby Tuesdays for coctails, it was downright warm out.
Meanwhile, the drive home was interesting. Before I got to the state line, the flakes were falling again. Soon enough it was a one lane road with zero visability or traction. It was white knuckle going there for a while & at one point a truck passed me & splashed 50 million gallons of slush on my windshield all at once. Man, that's scary & I screamed like a little girl! Because it was Saturday, the plows & sanders were slacking & I didn't get even close to decent road conditions until I was actually IN Worcester. It had snowed all day for them & there were another 4-6 inches on the ground. It's a heavy snow thats stuck to all the branches etc...very beautiful but also a pain in the ass to shovel. I find it so strange that we live in the smallest states in the union & there can be such major weather differences in such a short period of time.
Today we're heading over to Grips to celebrate D & Catlady's birthdays. I'm looking forward to playing in the snow with Cassidy too.
What a weird weather day...I left at around 11am & it was snowing up a storm here. There were about 4 inches of snow on the ground & it was dark, windy & cold. As I drove to CT I had to put my sunglasses on at one point due to the glare. Yep, by the time I got to the casino exit on 395 it was an absolutely beautiful sunny day!!! I was able to leave my mittens & hat in the car and by the time we left the mall to head over to Ruby Tuesdays for coctails, it was downright warm out.
Meanwhile, the drive home was interesting. Before I got to the state line, the flakes were falling again. Soon enough it was a one lane road with zero visability or traction. It was white knuckle going there for a while & at one point a truck passed me & splashed 50 million gallons of slush on my windshield all at once. Man, that's scary & I screamed like a little girl! Because it was Saturday, the plows & sanders were slacking & I didn't get even close to decent road conditions until I was actually IN Worcester. It had snowed all day for them & there were another 4-6 inches on the ground. It's a heavy snow thats stuck to all the branches etc...very beautiful but also a pain in the ass to shovel. I find it so strange that we live in the smallest states in the union & there can be such major weather differences in such a short period of time.
Today we're heading over to Grips to celebrate D & Catlady's birthdays. I'm looking forward to playing in the snow with Cassidy too.
French?
You are 'French'. In the nineteenth century, it
was the international language of diplomacy.
It is a 'beautiful' language, meaning that it
is really just a low-fidelity copy of Latin.
You know the importance of communicating
'diplomatically', which for you means both
being polite and friendly when necessary and
using sophisticated, vicious sarcasm when
appropriate. Your life is guided by either
existentialism or nihilism, depending on the
weather. You have a certain appreciation for
the finer things in life, which is a diplomatic
way of saying that you are a disgusting
hedonist. Your problem is that French has been
obsolete for a long time.
What obsolete skill are you?
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Saturday, March 05, 2005
Bathtime fun!
She absolutely loves the bathtub now. This summer is going to be great playing with her at the beach!
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Skwishy Face
This one was at playgroup. I asked her to make a funny face & this is what I get. Cutie Pie!
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Friday, March 04, 2005
Mom Blogs
Check out ChezMiscarriage for what started this rant. Also good is MommieNeedsadrink. There are a lot of frustrated Moms out there just like me.
Mommy Drive by's
I was walking outside with Cass the other day near the post office. It was a cold winter day here in MA and the wind was blowing furiously. A post man walking outside stopped & reached over toward Cass, who was walking a little bit ahead of me & screwing around in the snow. He reached her jacket and started to pull on the hood. I was there in a nanosecond saying firmly "Hey!! Don't touch her." He looked sorry enough as he quickly moved his hand away (which was good cuz I was planning on breaking his arm if he didn't), then said "Well, she should be wearing a hat or her hood. It's too cold out here for her!!"
I replied "Thank you for your concern, but keep your hands off my daughter & step away please." I was moving between Cass & the man.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I meant no harm. I was just trying to get her hood up."
"That's fine. Goodbye."
So I got to reading some funny Mom blogs and found that I'm not alone in this phenomenon of drive by parenting. I get flack from other moms who think Cass going down for a nap from 2-5 is somehow harming her by making her stay up so long in morning. I get crap because I let her go and try things on her own, I let her explore without hovering.
"Aren't you worried she'll get hurt or run off?" I get asked, when I let her climb the stairs at the church playgroup or run around in circles at the park.
I let my daughter eat fast food chicken nuggets several times a week, because she eats them with enthusiasm. Cass watched more TV than she should, but she is just used to having it on in the background because that's just how we do it around here. I don't watch Buffy (as I SO want to) in front of her...it's all about PBS or NickJr around here. But, I admit it! I park her cranky ass in front of the Carebear movie when she's jumping on my last nerve & I'm trying to cook the dinner that she's so cranky about. She's had goldfish crackers for lunch & dinner, because it was all she would eat and she had knocked the fight right out of me.
Breastfeed your kid until they are 4 for all I care, just don't give me shit for letting Cass wean herself at 10 months. Cuddle your children in the night all you want, just don't give me shit for having sexual relations with my hubby in our own bed while Cass sleeps peacefully in her own crib...all through the night I might add.
I am blessed with a wonderful healthy child who is independent and precocious and the perfect combination of her father & I. If you see blatant child abuse, by all means report it to the authorities immediately. Many years ago I saw a woman slap her child pretty hard at the grocery store & yell at her to stop crying. I reported it to security & was horrified, thinking to myself 'how could that happen?" Now that I have a child myself I know exactly how it could happen...and I choose not to beat my child. It's the right choice.
On the other side of the coin, mother's each make their own choices and are all doing the best they can to keep on keeping on. A kid who should be wearing mittens will eventually let his mother know his hands are cold. Until then, let him play in the snow quietly and let the mother rest in peace.
I replied "Thank you for your concern, but keep your hands off my daughter & step away please." I was moving between Cass & the man.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I meant no harm. I was just trying to get her hood up."
"That's fine. Goodbye."
So I got to reading some funny Mom blogs and found that I'm not alone in this phenomenon of drive by parenting. I get flack from other moms who think Cass going down for a nap from 2-5 is somehow harming her by making her stay up so long in morning. I get crap because I let her go and try things on her own, I let her explore without hovering.
"Aren't you worried she'll get hurt or run off?" I get asked, when I let her climb the stairs at the church playgroup or run around in circles at the park.
I let my daughter eat fast food chicken nuggets several times a week, because she eats them with enthusiasm. Cass watched more TV than she should, but she is just used to having it on in the background because that's just how we do it around here. I don't watch Buffy (as I SO want to) in front of her...it's all about PBS or NickJr around here. But, I admit it! I park her cranky ass in front of the Carebear movie when she's jumping on my last nerve & I'm trying to cook the dinner that she's so cranky about. She's had goldfish crackers for lunch & dinner, because it was all she would eat and she had knocked the fight right out of me.
Breastfeed your kid until they are 4 for all I care, just don't give me shit for letting Cass wean herself at 10 months. Cuddle your children in the night all you want, just don't give me shit for having sexual relations with my hubby in our own bed while Cass sleeps peacefully in her own crib...all through the night I might add.
I am blessed with a wonderful healthy child who is independent and precocious and the perfect combination of her father & I. If you see blatant child abuse, by all means report it to the authorities immediately. Many years ago I saw a woman slap her child pretty hard at the grocery store & yell at her to stop crying. I reported it to security & was horrified, thinking to myself 'how could that happen?" Now that I have a child myself I know exactly how it could happen...and I choose not to beat my child. It's the right choice.
On the other side of the coin, mother's each make their own choices and are all doing the best they can to keep on keeping on. A kid who should be wearing mittens will eventually let his mother know his hands are cold. Until then, let him play in the snow quietly and let the mother rest in peace.
